Dog Chained Up Outside For 3 Years Finally Gets To Run Again

A couple was out driving together when they spotted a dog chained up near the road. She seemed sad and defeated, all alone in a little dog house, and even though they kept driving, they couldn’t stop thinking about her. Eventually, they had to go back to see her.

@maialagoss Part 1 of Xena’s story – We cannot wait to give her all the love and care that she deserves ❤️ we love you xena girl #rescue #dogsoftiktok #fyp #viral #foryoupage ♬ original sound – marianne

After asking around, they discovered the dog’s owners had passed away from COVID-19 three years before, and their son didn’t come up to the house much anymore. A man who came to take care of the yard work had been putting food and water out for her every few days, but other than that, she was completely alone. The poor dog had spent the last three years outside with no one to comfort her. The son had been wanting to give her away but figured no one would want her — and as soon as they heard that, the couple knew what they had to do.

@maialagoss Updates on Xena, she’s getting used to her new family 🫶🏼, she’s still a bit scared so she tends to isolate herself amd we always call her up to come closer to our other dogs. (Before y’all come yelling at me about the vet without gloves) I asked her why she doesn’t use gloves and she said she prefers to use her bare hands, she washed and sanitized her hand before starting, after she removed the larvae and after she was done. We are going back on monday for a bl00d test and we’ll learn more about her health state as we go. We are so thankful for all of the messages, we weren’t expecting to reach so many people’s hearts. Xena is at home now ❤️ and yes we’ll have a part 3. #fyp #dogsoftiktok #rescuedog #viral #foryoupage ♬ Get You The Moon – Kina

“We asked if we could take her, and he gave us the go-ahead without hesitation,” the couple wrote in a post on TikTok.
The dog, later named Xena, was scared to go with the couple at first. She was starving and covered in fleas, ticks and scars. After a little bribing with food, though, they were able to get her into their car and on the road to her new life.

@maialagoss We took Xena to the beach for the first time (at least we believe it was her first time) and she was the cutest thing trying to run, she kept tripping onto her legs and it was such an incredible moment to watch her run free 🥹 Also Xena is very thankful to all of you amazing people that is showing so much love to her and her mamas ❤️ #dogsoftiktok #rescuedog #fyp #viral #storytime ♬ Night Trouble – Petit Biscuit

Xena was still nervous when she arrived at her new home, but as she met her new brothers and sisters, her tail slowly started to wag. After making an appointment to take her to the vet, they gave her a bath to wash away the dirt that had accumulated on her after being outside for three long years.
“She is such a gentle soul and you could see in her eyes how she trusted us,” the couple wrote on TikTok.
At the vet, Xena was surprisingly calm and seemed to trust that everyone around her was there to help her. They gave her medications and instructed her new parents on how to get her healthy again. After that, Xena was able to start settling into her new life and experiencing all of the wonderful things she’d been missing out on.

Not long after her new life began, Xena got to go to the beach for the very first time, and her reaction was absolutely priceless.
“We watched her run for the first time,” the couple wrote on TikTok. “She was the cutest thing trying to run, she kept tripping onto her legs and it was such an incredible moment to watch her run free.”

As Xena frolicked around the beach, her new family never worried once about her running away from them. She made sure she could see them at all times and rarely ran far from them. She knew that all of this was thanks to them, and clearly plans to stay close by their sides for the rest of her life.